During 2022, I decided that I really wanted to capture the early stages of motherhood and add some maternity images to my portfolio. I put out a model call in later February via my Instagram account and thankfully a previous client - the lovely Rebecca - passed the info on (Lancaster’s a small place so it’s very much word of mouth) and the beautiful Emily responded to my call.

I’ve recently started taking self portraits after my mentor, the hugely talented Hannah Bracher, recommended I give it a try to get more photos of me on my Instagram feed. I knew this was lacking from my social media content but like most photographers I’m far more comfortable behind the lens rather than in front of it. However, feeling the fear and doing it anyway has been such a great experience and ignited a mini self portraiture project.

This beautiful moorland maternity session was such a lovely shoot during last spring. Christina had responded to my model call in February and we planned the session for mid May. I sourced a soft, stretchy, lace maternity gown for Christina to wear and Mohamed wore his own outfit which matched perfectly. We’d planned for a golden hour session and I picked Christina and Mohamed up after Christina had finished teaching yoga.

For the start of the session, Jenni wore a beautiful 1930’s silk dressing gown which we had sourced from Vinted. We also tried some shots with a simple silk cover-up. I’d bought a bunch of white tulips as a prop and nod to the season. I think they work so well as a frame against Jenni’s beautiful bump.